Flavius Abundantius was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Of Scythian origin, he entered the Roman army

Roman army

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 under emperor Gratian

Gratian

Gratian was Roman Emperor from 375 to 383.The eldest son of Valentinian I, during his youth Gratian accompanied his father on several campaigns along the Rhine and Danube frontiers. Upon the death of Valentinian in 375, Gratian's brother Valentinian II was declared emperor by his father's soldiers...

 (367-375) and climbed up its ranks until, around 392 and under emperor Theodosius I

Theodosius I

Theodosius I , also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the Gothic War, establishing their homeland...

 (378-395), he become magister utriusque militiae. The next year, in 393

393

Year 393 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus...

, he also held the consul

Consul

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ate.

The powerful eunuch and courtesan Eutropius

Eutropius (Byzantine official)

Eutropius was a fourth century Eastern Roman official.He began his career as a eunuch in the palace of Theodosius I. After Theodosius' death in 395 he successfully arranged the marriage of the new emperor, Arcadius, to Aelia Eudoxia, having blocked an attempt by Arcadius' chief minister, Rufinus,...

, who had been introduced by Abundantius into the court, caused his downfall, because he longed for Abundantius' properties: in 396

396

Year 396 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus...

 Eutropius had the new emperor Arcadius

Arcadius

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 exile Abundantius at Pityus on the Black Sea

Black Sea

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 and give all his properties to Eutropius himself. When Eutropius died (399), Abundantius succeeded in being transferred to the more comfortable Sidon

Sidon

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, where he was still alive in 400

400

Year 400 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Stilicho and Aurelianus...

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